Hampshire is 0-7 against Kaneland since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hampshire Whip-Purs will be playing at home against the Kaneland Knights at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hampshire is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to Crystal Lake Central. While losing is never fun, Hampshire can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Crystal Lake Central is ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Kaneland unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Sycamore who was credited with the victory. Sycamore got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Kaneland's two. Kaneland was red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than four goals in the three games prior) but Sycamore's defense proved too tough.
Hampshire now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Kaneland, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
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